Grist gives gist on bikes solving healthcare crisis

Elly Blue, a phenomenal writer and researcher I met at LA’s first Bike Summit a few years ago, just published an excellent piece on Grist about a potential solution to our health care crisis: bikes!

A recent analysis of the health savings resulting from the bicycle infrastructure in Portland, Ore, came up with stunning results. If the city builds out only the infrastructure it currently plans, the researcher found, it will break even by 2015. By 2030, Portland will have saved $800 million — partly in fuel costs but primarily in health care and the value of reduced mortality. For every $1 we spend, $5 is saved.